The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in the case of Free Speech Coalition v. Reno, declaring the Child Pornography Protection Act of 1996 to be unconstitutionally vague. The ruling was 2 to 1 in our favor with Judge Ferguson dissenting. The next stage will be for the Government to appeal the decision to the entire Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and, if the court en banc refuses to accept the appeal, or accepts the appeal and confirms the existing ruling, the Government will then appeal the decision to the US Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is likely to accept the appeal since two other federal districts have rejected challenges to the law. The Supreme Court, however, is unlikely to accept the case for review this session.
All models were at least 18 years old at the time of their performance. 18 U.S.C. 2257 Record-Keeping Requirements Compliance Statement.
